For the second straight year, the Kewanee High School wrestling team heads south for the postseason.

The Boilers and Wethersfield 120-pounder Carter Pillen compete in the Class 1A Eureka Regional Saturday. The wrestling begins at 10 a.m. and the top three wrestlers in each weight class advance to the Stanford Olympia Sectional Feb. 9 and 10.

Joining the Boilers and host Hornets in the field are Farmington, Illini Bluffs, Knoxville, Monmouth-Roseville, Peoria Heights and Midland.

Kewanee’s Mark Breedlove and Bo Walters, and Wethersfield’s Pillen are aiming for return trips to the sectional meet.

KHS coach Charley Eads believes three of his wrestlers — Walters at 126, Breedlove at 132 and Omar Delgado at 145 — are good bets to earn sectional berths.

“They’ve been wrestling pretty well,” said Eads of the trio. “As long as they stay aggressive, they’re going to be just fine.”

Breedlove, Kewanee’s all-time wins leader, enters with a 34-2 record and is ranked sixth in his weight class according to the Illinois Matmen website. Breedlove is a three-time sectional qualifier and seeking his first state trip.

Walters is ranked No. 15 by Illinois Matmen at 126 and enters the regional 26-9 on the season. Top finishes for the KHS sophomore include runner-up efforts at the Orion and PORTA tournaments.

Delgado also figures in the regional title mix at 145. The KHS junior is 21-8 overall.

“He just has to keep moving and believing he can win,” said Eads of Delgado. “All of his matches are close, then he wins by pin.”

Also in the hunt for sectional berths for the Boilers — according to Eads — are Cesar Zapeda (11-11) at 113, Connor Oetzel (6-10) at 120, Jack Breedlove (22-11) at 170 and Anthony Barnhill (14-21) at 182.